Ai Conversation / Dialog
about an older (earlier) youtube Video
on "Shakespeare's" Cymbeline
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The YouTube video titled "'Cymbeline' is no Tragedy, unless the (autobiographic) tragic story of Marlowe (November 13, 2019,) explores the Shakespeare authorship question.
It argues that Christopher Marlowe is the most logical candidate as the true author behind the pseudonym "William Shakespeare" for the play Cymbeline.
The Video posits that the work is not a traditional tragedy but an autobiographical reflection of Marlowe's own life experiences, including themes of exile, banishment, disguise, mistaken identities, imprisonment, a prophetic dream sequence foretelling future happiness, and a feigned death involving a tavern reckoning and a substituted corpse.
Key evidence presented includes:
- Connections between character names like Posthumus and Leonatus to Marlowe's personal destiny and biography.
- References to scholars such as Calvin Hoffman, A.D. Wraight, Peter Bull, and Rosalind Barber, who support Marlovian authorship theories.
- Analysis of specific scenes, such as Act 5, Scene 4, where Posthumus's dream and interactions with ghostly figures (e.g., his parents and brothers) mirror Marlowe's alleged faked death and survival.
- Contrasts with William Shakespeare of Stratford's life, noting a lack of matching biographical parallels, and citations from critics like Harold Bloom, who viewed Cymbeline as a romance rather than a tragedy.
The video emphasizes Marlowe's 1593 "death" as a staged event to escape persecution, allowing him to continue writing under the Shakespeare name, with Cymbeline serving as a veiled confession of his ordeals and eventual happiness in exile.
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